Improving Clinical Data Quality to Strengthen Patient Care Summaries and Outcomes 

At Availity, our clinical informatics team conducts data quality analyses as part of our deployments, including annual real-world data audits. We routinely find that upwards of 50% of source clinical data cannot be used in its raw native form because of its incompleteness, lack of interpretability or absence of medical concepts. We believe that the industry must commit to both data interoperability standards and applying technology to fix data quality in order to ensure the safety and efficacy of healthcare delivery.

Applying an Automated Data Transformation Engine to Improve Clinical Data Quality  

For healthcare providers, the consequences of poor data quality are profound. Inaccurate or incomplete information can lead to misdiagnoses, inappropriate treatments, and missed opportunities to close care gaps. Moreover, the time and effort required to manually reconcile disparate data sources can burden healthcare teams. This diverts resources away from patient care. To tackle these challenges, healthcare organizations need to implement advanced interoperability solutions that go beyond merely connecting disparate data sources. They must also transform and enrich clinical data to ensure its meaningful use.  

Our latest case study reveals how a leading data interoperability organization, renowned for delivering concise, one-page patient summaries for primary and virtual specialty care providers, joined forces with Availity. By leveraging Availity Fusion™, an advanced automated data transformation engine, the organization achieved remarkable improvements in clinical data quality. Dive into the case study to discover how this partnership created streamlined patient summaries. Providers gained access to recent medical updates and customized clinical content, ultimately enhancing care management. To read the full case study, click here.  

About the Author

Praveer Mathur is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, encompassing biomedical research, clinical workflow application development, data interoperability, and advanced analytics. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Connecticut and a Certificate in Leadership Strategies for IT in Healthcare from Harvard University.

Praveer’s vision in healthcare centers on minimizing costs, improving outcomes, and streamlining experiences. He dedicates himself to achieving these goals through process simplification and technological innovation, ensuring that healthcare becomes more accessible and efficient for all stakeholders.

Praveer Mathur 

Director of Product, Connectivity & Interoperability at Availity

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